GPUS Steering Committee Agenda – Sunday 30 December 2018 – 8 pm ET
SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:
1. New Business: Media/SC communications
2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report (Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/); Fundraising Report; Fundraising Consultant update, Liaison reports
3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login
Received for the queue – Hold AC Elections (contact Chris Blankenhorn); Proposal for election of the AC Co-Chair position (contact Justin Beth)
In the queue: 2018 GPUS Annual Budget, Coordinated Campaign Election – Men, Coordinated Campaign Election – Women
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
4. Old Business: Accreditation Committee – previously tabled proposals to the SC; Strategic Planning meeting #2; Apportionment Tabulation Committee membership and chair requests
For future agendas: Freshdesk update; ETC Report; Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance; AMN wrap up
5. Executive Session: Personnel
The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-12-20/
The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 38 and
https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/
Jody Grage, Secretary
GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 30 December 2018
OBSERVERS:
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AGENDA:
I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min
a) Facilitator: Sid Smith
b) Roll call
c} Begin recording of call
d) Agenda revision suggestions
II. NEW BUSINESS – 5 min
a) Media/SC Communications – Gloria
III. STANDING BUSINESS – 40 min
a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane – 10 min.
Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/
b) Fundraising report – Gloria – 10 min.
Fundraising Consultant update – Hillary, Gloria
d) Liaison reports – suggest one or two per SC member – 20 min
(Current liaison assignments will be listed in minutes)
IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 30 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)
Received for the queue: Hold AC Elections (from Chris Blankenhorn); Proposal for election of the AC Co-Chair position (Justin Beth)
In the queue – 2018 GPUS Annual Budget, Coordinated Campaign Election – Men, Coordinated Campaign Election – Women
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
V. OLD BUSINESS – 30 min
a) Accreditation Committee – Previously tabled proposals to the SC from Tony and Violet
b) Completion of ballot availability for SC election in July and vacancy election in December
c) Strategic Planning Meeting #2 – 4 January 2019 – Gloria and Margaret
Review of the nuts and bolts of the party
d)Apportionment Tabulation Committee vacancy and chair requests – 5 min
The ATC requests that Sanda Everett CA be appointed to fill the vacancy and that Sid Smith be recognized as the committee chair
For future agendas: Freshdesk update; ETC Report; Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance;
ANM wrap up
End recording of call
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 20 min
Budget discussion – personnel
TOTAL TIME: 2 hours 20 min
Jody Grage, Secretary